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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
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folles or the crimes Of her children,
against which she strives and protests. !
repeat that, In such struggle oil the great

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repeat that, In such q struggle oil the great
masses Of the people against the mail.clad
power which, as 1t Ia acknowledged, often
refuses them tho simple rights OF humani..
ty and iusticc, 1t 10 vain to expect that
every error and every act oil violence can
be avoided; and to dream that this Btrug'
gle can be hindorcd or that VIC can deter
the multitudes from 6sganiS!ng, which 10
their only hope OF success, would be 10
ignore tho nature and forces oil human co.
ciety In times like ours. Christian pru-
dence evidently counsels US to bold the
hearts Of tho muititudes by tho bonds OF
love, In order 10 control their actions by
the principles OF faith, justice and charity;
to acknowledge frankly what Is true and
Just Ia their cause, In order 10 deter them
from what Is false and criminal, and thus
10 turn into legitimate, peaceful and oe.
neiCent contest, what might easily, by q
course Of repulsive severity, become Tor
tho masses Of our people dread volcanic
force, like unto that which society ieara
and the Church deplores in Europe.
ANARCHY.
Upon this point insist strongly, from
On intimate acquaintance with tho nocisl
conditions OF our country, am profound
iy convinced that here We arc touching
upon a subject which not only concerns
tho rights Of the working classes, who
ought 10 be specially dear to the Church
which our Lord sent forth to preach his
Gospel TO the poor, but with which are
bound up the fundamental interests OF tho
Church and OF human society for the fu.
ture. This Is o point which desire, in a
few additional words, 10 develop more
clearly.
8. Whoever meditatcs upon the ways
in which Divine Providence 10 Guiding
mankind In orr days cannot fail 10 re.
mark how important Is the part which
the power OF the people takes In shaping
tbs events Of tho present, and which It
10 evidently detained 10 take in moiding
the destinies OF the future. We behold
with profound regret tho efforts OF the
prince OF darkness to make this power
dangerous to the social veal by
withdrawing the masses OF tho people
from the influence Of religion, aud impell.
ing them towards the ruinous paths Of
licence and anarchy. Hitherto our country
has presented spectacle OF most consol
ingIy erentcharecter-tha Of popular
power regulated by love OF good order, by
respect for religion, by obedience to the
au.hority OF the laWs; not democracy Of
licence and violence, but that true de.
mocracy which aims ct the general pros
perity through tho means OF sound prin
ciples and good nocal order.
In order to preserve so desirable state
OF things, it il absolutely necessary thai
religion should continue to pOEGess the
affections, and thus to rule the conduct
OF the mnltitudes. AS Cardinal Manning
has so well written: "a new task ia bafofe
ue. The church has no longer 10 dpsl
with pGrlialnents and princes, but with
the masses and with tic people. Wheth
or We will or no, this is our work: We need
new spirit and new law OF life. Tc
lose influence over the people, would be
to lose the future altogether; aud it is BY
tho heart, lar more than by the IN.
Outstanding, that we must hold and
guide this Immense pow0r, 30 mighty
either for good or for evil. among all
the glorious titles which tho Church's
history has deserved for her, there ia not
one which at present gives her so great
Influence as that OF FrIe7h q The People.
Aesuredly, in our democratic country,
it is this title which Wits for the Catholic
Church not only the enthusiastic devoted
ness OF the millions OF her children, but
also the respect and the admiration Of all
our citizens, whatever be their religious
belief. 1t is the power OF this title which
renders persecution almost an impossi.
bility, and which draws towards our holy
Church the great heart OF the American
people.
CARDINAL MANNING QUOTED.
And since it is acknowledged by all
that the gres: qleatioIs Of the irture ere
not those Of WAY, OF commerce or OF
finance, but the social questions, the
uues.iune which concern the improve.
1nent Of the condition OF the great popu-
lar masses, and especially OF Inc working
people, it 10 evidently OF eupteme
importance that the Church should
be a!ways found on the side OF human
ity, OF justice to%arda the mul.
titudss who compose the body Of the hu-
msn family. AS the Same eminent Gar
tiual Manning has wisely written: II
know l am trcadjng on very difficult
subject, but feel confident OF this, that
We must face it, and that We must lace it
calmly, Justly, and with 4 willingness to
put labor and the prctite OF labor aecond-
the moral STATE and the domestic life OF
the whole working population first. | will
not venture 10 draw mp such All Act OF
Parliament further than to lay down this
principle. Theee ;hinra 1.-THE pres
emit condition Ct the poor i'll EnglGnd) Can
not 20 Oh; these things ought not 10 20
on. The accumulation oil wealth III the
land, the piiine up OF wealth like mount
sins, in the possession Of clGeees or oil in
dviduels, ceunot go Oh, il the moral con.
ditions OF our people are not healed. No
commonwealth Can rest Oh such founda-
tons" "MiaCciiaHteS," Vol. H., y. 81,
In our county above all, this socinl Gmc.
Iteration 10 the inevitable programme o;
the future: and the position which the
church should hold towards it is surely
obvious. she can certainly NOS favor
the extremes 10 which the poor
multitudvs are naturally inc!inua; but
| repeat, gho must Withhold them itom
these cxiremes by the bonds Of affection,
by the mg!erHRt desire which ahe will
naniteet iur the concession OF all that il
just and reasonable III thoir demands, AMI
by the maternal blessing WHICH she will
bustow upon every legitimate maaus for
improving the coalition OF people.
.. Now let uA consider Tor moment thn
consequences which would inevitably lol-
low IRON the cGnt:Rry couiEe, from a
course Of "aat o! rympathy for the work.
ing c!ae5ea, OF Suspicion for their gtne, OF
ready condemnation Tor their me;hots.
~ FIRST, there would be the cyideu,
danger Of the Ctlnrchn Ioairg, in popular
estimation, her rlgh. to he considered the
friend OF the people. Tho logic Of ,Gs pon
ular hess. gees Gsittly to it's conclusions :;
and thu coucluslon would be mont prr.
nicioua both ior the people and i7r the
church. 10 Lore the hesrt Of the peop!g
would be q misfortune, for whch he
friendship Of tn" i+w rich and powerful
would BIS 10 compensation.
DAMAGE TO rilH CHURCH.
b There wculd ha great danger Of rem.
derlng bottle to the Chnrch tho political
power Of our country, which Las openly
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